CHARLESTON, S.C.: Grief gripped this southern city Thursday as the weight of the deadly mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church set in.

In front of the towering white pillar of the oldest AME church in the South, mourners stood in the hot afternoon sun hugging and crying about the deadly attack Wednesday night that claimed nine lives, including the church pastor’s. A growing memorial to victims lined the entrance of the church as yellow police tape hung as a stark reminder of the tragedy.

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